Antislipping attachment for shoes



R. 0. BARDON ANTISLIPPING ATTACHMENT FOR SHOES.

7 APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, I921. 1,399,682.

Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I- Ray 0 ..Bard'0'n ATTORNEY R. 0. BARDON. ANTISLIPPING ATTACHMENT FOB SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28. I92! Patented Dec. 6,1921.

I 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- Ray aBavdon ATTORN EY i To all whom. it may concern a incense,

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.Be it known that I, RAY 0.. Bannonpa citizen; oi .theUUnitedStates, residing at tachments'for Shoes of which "the ingviis a specificationfl,

Upper .Sandusky, in (the county of Wyandot and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Antislipping At followpresent Ynventiiin has reference to an anti-slipping attachment for shoes. y bbjectis to producea device of this characten-which is adjustable so that. the

same maybe-arranged on varying sizes of shoes and which includes a body thathas pivotally secured thereon a spring influenced member carryingpcalks said member being normally latched outoiiground cont-acting position, but susceptible to swinging on the bodyto bring the 'calks .thereofinto ground contacting position and so held by the spring means.

A: further object is to produce an antiy slipping attachment for shoes which can be worn without inflicting injury to a floor Surface. z r y A still further, object is to; produce an anti-slipping attachment for shoes, adjustable-tor arrangement on difierent sizes vof shoes, in whichthecalks may be sustained out of ground contacting engagement and which is cushioned so that the wearer will not be subjected to pounding shocks when the calks are in surface contacting engagement.

by a construction,

. The foregoing, and. other objects which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood,.may*be accomplished combination and opera tive association of parts, such as is dis closed by the drawings which accompany and which jforrn part; of this specification.

in the drawings Figure l is a View. lookingtoward the bottom of a shoehaving theimprovement applied thereon. A

.Fig. 2 is a View showing the callr carrying member swung to ground engaging position. r Fig. dis a bottomplan view of the imarovement, the. call; carrying member being in latched position. y i

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig. l is a sectional View on the line 4-4 orfiFigB,

\ Fig; 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

Fig-,6 is a sectional View on the line 6--6 of Fig. 3. 1

The body of my improvement is preferably constructed from a single piece of suitable material, metal preferred, shaped, stamped or otherwise formed to provide a heel plate 1 that has its inner edge formed with an. upstanding flange 2, designed to contact with the inner face otthe heel 3 of a shoe 4, the plate, of course, resting on the bottom of the heel 3. From the flange 2, the body is-extended at a downward arch as indicated by the numeral 5,

the. said arched portion designed to be received in. the instep portion of the shoe 4,

the straight extension 6, have a central substantially rectangular opening 8 which is elongated, terminating a comparatively slight distance inward from the outeredge of the portion8 and a suitable distance outward from the flange 2. This opening ma teriallylightens the body, and also serves an additional purpose which will presently be described. On the under face at the outer corners of the body there are arranged laterally extending longitudinally adjustable clips 9. -Each clip comprises an angle member, its lower portion being slotted, as at 10 and being engaged by the head of a binding member 11 that passes through a suitable opening in the said end of the body. Thus the clips may be held adjusted with respect to the body. The angle or vertical end portions of the clips, indicated for distinction by the numeral 12 are slotted, as

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- v v I is disposed over and secured to one of the and which has memberslfi which are adjustably secured by means 17 to both the plate and the heel portion 3 of the body. The plate 15 has-its outer edge'rounded and provided with an upstanding flange 18, and to this flange there is secured a guardmember19 which is preferably constructed of leather attached ithereto straps 20 that secure the on the shoe 4.

Preferably, there is arranged on the plate 5, and on the body of the devicea com-- pressib'le facing 21, this facing being especially. desirable at'the front of thebody. The facing serves as a means for absorbing shocks and jars which would otherwise be inflictedv on the user "For distinction, the .j Q eqpre sid of the device. 7

portions of the body of the elongated slot or opening 8, therein, are indicated by the numeral22 respectively. On the under face, at "the arched ,portio n'5' of the body, these members 22 areprovidedwith bearings 23 that receive therein a shaft 24:. J ournaled on the shaft is'one end of a plate 25 This plate carries on 'itsunder face, and adjacent toits outer end, depending'calks 26, the said calks, when 1n operative position being disposed directly below the outer strip 27 of the body that connects the members 22.

, .referably' the face of the plate 25 opposite that provided with the calks has arranged on the portion thereof that contacts with the strip 127 a compressible facing 28. The plate 25, at the end thereof provided with 1 thespaced eyes 29 through which the shaft "ground engaging position.

24' passes is engaged by one leg 30 0f a spring. The coiled portion 31 of the spring is arranged around the shaft 24: between the eyes 29, and the second leg 32 of the spring members 22 of the body. The spring is'designed to swingthepla'te to operative position, that is to bring the outer end of the spring under and in contacting engagement b with the strip 27 so that the calks are in However, the plate 25 is normally retained against the body through the medium of a spring influenced pivotally supported latch 33 that is arranged on the outer face of the flange 2. It will be apparent that after the improvement is attached to a shoe the call: carrying plate will be effectively held the latch 33,- so that the said plate is out of ground contactingposition. When the latch isreleased, the spring will influence the plate to swingthe same under the body of the improvement and to bring the calks thereof toja position to enter the ground ings, the user of the lmprovement will not, as previously stated, be subjected to shocks and jars. The springs which influence the heelportion of the device 7 r plate is strong enough to effectively hold the same in operative position. The device is adjustable so that the same may be arranged on varying sizes of shoes and boots and, as previously stated, will not inflict injury to floor surfaces when the plate 25 is held against the body by the latch 33.

Having describe the invention, I claim 1. An anti-slipping device for shoes including a body designed to be arranged on the instep and sole portions of a shoe, and conforming in shape to said portions of the shoe, and a heel portion designed to receive the heel of the shoe, said heel portion comprising adjustable members, means on the heel portion for securing the same to the shoe, means on the outer corners of the body securing the same on the shoe, a spring influenced plate hingedly connected to the arched portion of the body, latching means at the inner end of the said arched ortion for holding the plate thereagainst, ca ks carried by the plate, and said plate designed to swing under the bodyby its spring influenced means to bring the'calks thereon into contacting position when the latching means is released.

2. In an anti-slipping device for shoes, at body member shaped to be received under the shoe and in contact with the instep portion of said shoe, said body having one end flanged downwardly to contact with the inner face of the heel of the shoe and having said flange provided with a heel extension, said extension comprising adjustable members, a guard on the outer edge thereof, means on the guard for securing the same to the heel portion of the shoe, laterally disposed longitudinally adjustable clips at the outer corners of the body, means connected therewith for securing the body on the front portion of the shoe, a spring influenced callc carrying plate hingedly connected to the body, latching means on the flange of the ody for engaging said plate for holding the calks against the body, and said plate, when the latching means is released designed to be influenced by its spring means under the body to bring the calks thereof in ground engaging position.

3. In an anti-slipping device for shoes a body member shaped to be received under the shoe and in contact with the instep portion of said shoe, said body having one end flanged downwardly to contact with the inner face of the heel of the shoe and having said flange provided with a heel extension, said extension comprising adjustable members, a guard on the outer edge thereof, means on the guard for securing the same to the heel portion of the shoe, laterally disposed longitudinally adjustable clips at the outer corners of the body, means connected therewith for securing the body on the front portion of the shoe, a spring influenced calk the body to bring the calks thereof in ground carrying plate hingedly connected to the engaging position, and cushioning means body, latching means on the flange of the on the upper face of the body and between 10 bodyfor engaging said plate for holding the plate and body. 5 the calks against the body, and said plate, In testimony whereof I affix my signature. when the latching means is released designed to be influenced by its spring means under RAY O. BARDON. 

